About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

With a career at Pierce Manufacturing, you can expect:

Competitive Pay – pay based on experience and education, minimum starting rate $26.33 per hour
- 2nd & 3rd Shift premium of $2.00 per hour
- Early Weekend Shift $5.00 per hour
- Weekend Shift $6.50 per hour
- Merit increases at 6 months, 12 months, and then annually
Comprehensive Benefit Package - Effective Day 1
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability benefits, 401k plan & company match, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, stock purchase program, discount program (travel, hotels, entertainment, gym memberships and so much more)
Relocation bonus of $2,500 when relocating from outside a 50 mile radius
Job Stability
Opportunities for Career Growth
Hands-On Approach
Customer Focus
Culture for Fostering Teamwork
Respected Leaders
People First Culture
Hiring Immediately

Shift Overview:

Openings on all shifts with a majority of positions on 2nd shift
Shift times and overtime hours vary dependent on position, department, and location
2nd shift: Monday – Thursday, four 10 hour days, overtime worked at the end of shift and on Friday’s
3rd shift: Monday – Thursday, four 10 hour days, Overtime worked before the start of the shift and on Fridays
Early Weekend shift: Thursday - Saturday, 12-hour days, work 36 hours, on average work 130 days per year
Weekend shift: Friday - Sunday, 12-hour days, work 36 hours, on average work 130 days per year

Summary of Job Description

The touch up painter apply finishing paint to large and complex truck parts. Workers may perform metal finishing and masking of parts. They inspect the work of others and troubleshoot equipment and tools. They provide mentoring, training, and work instructions to new hires and/or co-workers. They must communicate with co-workers to keep and maintain a clean and safe environment.

Essential Functions

Communicate verbally with co-workers to keep a safe working environment
Train new hires
Instruct co-workers to complete a task
Be responsive to needs of co-workers and supervisors
Transport truck parts to and from designated areas
Spray paint and primer onto parts
Use hand and power tools to prep truck parts for the painting process
Assist co-workers with pushing/pulling carts filled with parts and equipment
Bleed lines, apply sealer, and apply paint to parts
Detect unpainted areas on a part that is not painted and paint over it
Detect and repair defects in the painted parts
Have knowledge in skill painting (e.g. shooting blends)
Hand sand, file, grind, and repaint parts and equipment when necessary
Caulking, taping, and hanging of parts
Metal finish, sand, grind, flatten parts for the painting process
Complete finish work including painting and touch-up painting
Apply primer to larger truck parts (e.g. truck frames, doors, and subassembly parts)
Wipe down body parts of a truck and apply multiple coats of paint to the part
Rotate between painting, sanding, and taping parts and equipment
Troubleshoot tools and equipment
Quality checks on finish painted parts
Sweep and clean work area and equipment
Must maintain a safe and clean work environment

Marginal Work Functions

*These functions may be considered essential based on location, position, and other factors.

Use of a computer to read blue prints on parts*
Work overtime if needed*
Use of 7-9 step ladders to spray primer and paint on top of truck parts*
Mixing paint and emptying waste paint*
Operating a forklift*
Regulating paint kitchen and dumping waste paint*

Basic Qualifications

Proficient at reading checklists, paint codes, safety logs and JSA's
Ability to demonstrate knowledge in every step of the paint process
Knowledge in fine line painting
Ability to cross-train

Preferred Qualifications to complete Essential Functions

High School Diploma or it's equivalence
Five (5) or more years of experience in industrial painting or an evaluated equivalent
Painting Certifications

Key Abilities Needed to Complete Essential Functions

*All positions require the ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Detailed physical job analysis available upon request.

Perform assigned tasks
Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills
Recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions
Teach, train, mentor new hires and co-workers on new tasks
Inspire co-workers to get task completed
Use and wear personal protective equipment as indicated by the task or environment
See variety of paint colors for painting truck parts
Differentiate shades of paint colors
Evenly apply primer and paint to parts and understand the quality of painting parts
Examine finished painted trucks for quality assurance
Assist co-workers with lifting parts and tools
Hear safety alarms and other co-workers
Inspect defects on parts
Repair tools and equipment
Special paint parts (e.g. shooting blend)
Push/pull a cart or dolly with parts
Maintain balance on stairs, stools, and on wet slippery surfaces
Paint certain areas on a part while crouching, kneeling, sitting, or in other awkward positions
Perform safe lifting of equipment, parts, and tools
Climb steps to reach area that needs painting
Read blue prints off of a computer
Carry spray and painting tools for an extended period of time
Individually lift and manipulate parts/equipment weighing up to 35 pounds from 18” to shoulder height
Use both hands to perform the task safely
Read prints, work orders, and measuring tools
Detect hazardous materials near or around the work area
Remember task sequence and safety constraint

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our talent acquisition team by email corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Paint Touch - Up Detailing - 1st & 2nd shift (26.33+)